Krystina François
Krystina François (she/her) is the Co-Director of Communities United for Status and Protection. An organizer, immigration expert, political educator and policy strategist, she is a first generation Haitian-American and currently completing her PhD in Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. Prior to CUSP, Krystina most recently served as the founding Director of the Office of New Americans for Miami-Dade County and Co-Founder of the Black Collective. She is also the founder of Diasporic Minds and prior was the Florida New Americans Program Director at the Florida Immigrant Coalition, where she cultivated partnerships with community stakeholders to help eligible immigrants navigate the naturalization process through free legal services, education and financial resources. In her position as Co-Director of Law for Black Lives, she coordinated a network of more than 3,000 legal professionals to provide legal support to Black organizers and to democratize knowledge of the law. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from CUNY-Hunter College, is a board member of the Junior League of Miami, The Nyah Project, and the Executive Committee for Leadership Miami. Krystina has been widely featured in media outlets including the New York Times, Miami Herald, NBC6, Bustle, WLRN, NPR, El Sentinel and The Miami New Times; and was named to the 2020 Haitian American Chamber of Commerce “Top 20 under 40.”